Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Luke 11:5
And He said, &c. Verses 5-10 are peculiar to Luke.
of. among. Greek. ek.App-104.
lend. Greek. chrao. Occurs only here.
And He said, &c. Verses 5-10 are peculiar to Luke.
of. among. Greek. ek.App-104.
lend. Greek. chrao. Occurs only here.
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM ... - Jesus proceeds to show that, in order to obtain the blessing, it was necessary to “persevere” in asking for it. For this purpose he introduces the case of a friend’s asking...
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The Prayer Given to the Disciples (Luke 11:1 .)_ 2. The Friend at Midnight. (Luke 11:5) 3. Encouragement to Pray. (Luke 11:11) 4. A Demon Cast Out and the Blasphemous Accusation. ...
ON PRAYER (Matthew 6:9 *, Matthew 7:7 *). Lk. assigns the Lord's Prayer to a separate occasion and gives two reasons for the disciples-' request. For the first _cf. Luke 3:21_,...
Jesus said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him towards midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves because a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and...
TEACH US TO PRAY (Luke 11:1-4)...
_shall go unto him at midnight_ Orientals often travel at night to avoid the heat. Although idle repetitions in prayer are forbidden, persistency and importunity in prayer wrestling with God, and not...
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
ΠΟΡΕΎΣΕΤΑΙ ΠΡῸΣ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ ΜΕΣΟΝΥΚΤΊΟΥ. Orientals often travel at night to avoid the heat. Although idle repetitions in prayer are forbidden, persistency and importunity in prayer—wrestling with God, and...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
Luke 11:1-13. THE LORD’S PRAYER. PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER...
Ver 5. And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6. For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I...
_LESSONS ON HOW TO PRAY -- LUKE 11:1-13:_ Jesus, Himself was a praying man. When Jesus finished His prayer one of the disciples made this request to Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught...
ΈΞΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь. Совещательный FUT. в риторическом вопросе (RG, 875) со смыслом: "можете ли вы представать себе, что йдете к соседу, просите его помочь угостить вашего друга,...
DISCOURSE: 1520 THE FORCE OF IMPORTUNITY Luke 11:5. And he said unto them, Which, of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a f...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHICH, &C.— Having taught his disciples, by the preceding short form, that they were not, in prayer, to use a multiplicity of words, with _vain repetitions;_ he proceeded to cau...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Puerility (Luke 11:1-13) 11He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples....
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHICH OF YOU SHALL HAVE A FRIEND,...
25 A lawyer, or one versed in the law of Moses, especially in making it a burden for others than themselves (Luk_11:46), would naturally be interested in the Lord's opinion as to what deeds would meri...
THE LORD'S PRAYER. THE SIGN OF JONAH 1-4. The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9). See on Mt. If the Lord's Prayer was given only once, St. Luke is probably right as to the occasion. His version, however (as...
THE FRIEND AT MIDNIGHT (peculiar to Lk). The connexion with what goes before is suitable and natural. Having given the disciples a form of intercessory prayer, Jesus encourages them to persevere in it...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 JESUS TEACHES ABOUT PRAYER 11:1-13 1 THE PRAYER THAT JESUS TAUGHT 11:1-4 V1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of...
WHICH OF YOU SHALL HAVE A FRIEND ...? — The illustration, we can hardly call it a parable, is peculiar to St. Luke, and, as setting forth the power of prayer, is specially characteristic of him. (See...
Luke 18:1 CHAPTER 11 CONCERNING PRAYER. WHEN the Greeks called man ό ανθρωπος, or the "uplooking one," they did but crystallize in a word what is a universal fact, the religious instinct of humanit...
Luke 11:1-13 contain a lesson on prayer, consisting of two parts: _first_, a form of prayer suggesting the chief objects of desire (Luke 11:1-4); _second_, an argument enforcing perseverance in prayer...
εἶπεν : the story is not _called_ a parable, as the similar one in chap. 18 is, but it _is_ one. God's ways in the spiritual world are illustrated by men's ways in everyday life. τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν, etc.: th...
_The selfish neighbour_. This parable and that of the unjust judge (Luke 18:1-8) form a couplet teaching the same lesson with reference to distinct spheres of life or experience: that men ought always...
ENCOURAGEMENT TO PERSEVERING PRAYER Luke 11:5-13 The parable of the three friends is very encouraging. We, so to speak, are to act as mediators or intercessors between those who are in sore need and...
Watching the Master at prayer, His disciples were inspired with a desire to pray, and requested that they be taught. He responded to them in a fourfold statement. First, He gave them a model. Then He...
(2) And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; (2) We must pray with faith....
This parable is not found in any one of the evangelists, except St. Luke. Our Saviour having taught his disciples the aforesaid form of prayer, now shews them the utility and efficacy of prayer in gen...
THE SHAMELESS PRAYER Luke 11:5-11. “ _And He said unto them_, _Which one of you shall have a friend_, _and he shall come to you at midnight_, _and say to thee_, _Friend_, _lend me three loaves_, _sinc...
6. _Prayer: Luke 11:1-13_. Continuing still to advance leisurely, the Lord remained faithful to His habit of prayer. He was not satisfied with that constant direction of soul toward His Father, to whi...
This parable is peculiar to Luke. Holtzmann says: “Taken from Λ.” But why in that case has Matthew omitted it, he who reproduces from Λ both the preceding and following verses (Luke 7:7-11)? The form...
2 _d. Luke 11:5-13_. _The Efficacy of Prayer._ After having declared to His own the essential objects to be prayed for, Jesus encourages them thus to pray by assuring them of the efficacy of the act....
(1) And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. (2) And he said unto...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
_THE HALLOWED NAME AND THE HALLOWED LIFE_ ‘Hallowed be Thy Name.’ Luke 11:2 A person who wishes to live up to His prayer, that God’s Name may be hallowed, must have a hallowed life. I. A MAN DOES...
_TEMPTATION_ ‘And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.’ Luke 11:4 Temptation is the precincts of sin. The soul that has trespassed, and is restored back again, is desirous to stan...
Luke 11:5._Which of you shall have a friend, Luke _adds this comparison, which is not mentioned by Matthew. The general instruction conveyed by it is this: Believers ought not to be discouraged, if th...
The prayer which He taught His disciples (chapter 11) has respect also to the position into which they came before the gift of the Holy Ghost. [32] Jesus Himself prayed, as the dependent man on earth....
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHICH OF YOU SHALL HAVE A FRIEND,.... A neighbour, or acquaintance: AND SHALL GO UNTO HIM AT MIDNIGHT; which may seem a very unseasonable time, and which nothing but real distr...
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; Ver. 5. _Three loaves_] He asketh no more, but receiveth as...
_And he said_, &c. “Having, by a short form, taught his disciples that they were not in prayer to use a multiplicity of words, with vain repetitions; he proceeded to caution them, on the other hand, a...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHICH OF YOU SHALL HAVE A FRIEND, AND SHALL GO UNTO HIM AT MIDNIGHT, AND SAY UNTO HIM, FRIEND, LEND ME THREE LOAVES,...
The importunity of prayer:...
VALUABLE INSTRUCTION AS TO PRAYER (vs.1-13) As this chapter opens the Lord Jesus was exemplifying the character of dependent communion with His Father (that character that He commended in Mary). His...
5-13 Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a man does to his neighbour or friend, who is kind to him. We must come for bread; for that which is needful...
OLBGrk; Ver. 5-9. The plain meaning of our Saviour in this parable, is to teach us that we ought not only to pray, but to be importunate with God in prayer; to _continue in prayer, _ as the apostle ph...
Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics The neighbour was without bread, and therefore he knocked; but as soon as the door was opened to him, and he received the bread, he discontinued knocking....
Luke 11:5 And G2532 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 them G846 Which G5101 of G1537 you G5216 have...
THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER (11:5-8). ‘And he said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves, for a fr...
A MAN SEEKING HIS DAILY BREAD IS PROVIDED FOR. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE SEEK THE HOLY SPIRIT (11:5-13). In the chiasmus of the whole Section the first part of this passage parallels Martha's provision...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
THE TIME and place of the following incident are indefinite, but it cannot be a part of the Sermon on the Mount, put out of its place. A definite occasion is stated in Luke 11:1, and Luke 11:5-8 are n...
Luke 11:5. WHICH OF YOU SHALL HAVE? The question is: what will happen in these supposed circumstances. The argument of this parable is: ‘If _selfish_ man can be won by prayer and importunity to give,'...
AT MIDNIGHT (μεσονυκτιου). Genitive of time.AND SAY TO HIM (κα ειπη αυτω). This is the deliberative subjunctive, but it is preceded by two future indicatives that are deliberative also (εξει, πορ...
Luke 11:1. _And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples._ It seemed...
CONTENTS: Jesus' doctrine of prayer. Jesus charged with casting out demons by Beelzebub, and His answer. Woes denounced upon the Pharisees and lawyers. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Jonah, Sol...
Luke 11:1. _Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples._ The disciples of John were eminent for fasting and prayer; and though the prayers of the jews were good, yet they were not exact...
FRIEND, LET ME BORROW THREE LOAVES OF BREAD. Jesus gave this parable to teach that we should not be ashamed to keep on asking God for what we need. Compare Matthew 7:7-11; also the parable of the Wido...
_Which of you shall have a friend_ IMPORTUNITY IN PRAYER I. A CASE SUPPOSED. If reluctant and hard-hearted men thus yield to the influence of importunity, how much more will the blessed God, who del...
CHAPTER 11 VER. 2. _When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name_. S. Matthew adds this prayer to the sermon on the mount, whilst S. Luke places it at a later period. Either...
_And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight. _ At midnight, i.e. at a most inconvenient time. Christ puts forth this parable to teach His disciples no...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 11:1. The time and place when this incident occurred are indefinite, but there can be no doubt that we have not here part of the Sermon on the Mount, put out of its place. The fo...
EXPOSITION LUKE 11:1 The _Lord_'_s teaching on the_ _subject of prayer. _Again the scene is far away from Jerusalem; no special note of _time _or _place _enables us to fix the scene or date with any...
Tonight, chapter 11 in the gospel according to Luke. Again, as Luke is pointing out the human side of Jesus, though He was God, He became man. He is the God-man. He is divine, and yet, He is human. Th...
Luke 18:1...
Set before. See on ch. Luke 9:16....
At midnight — The most unseasonable time: but no time is unseasonable with God, either for hearing or answering prayer....
The design of our blessed Saviour in these, and the following verses, is to excite and stir up his disciples to fervency, importunity, and constancy, in the duty of prayer, and to this purpose he make...